Deadly spike in gun violence in Mitchells Plain has left residents living in fear
Two men were shot and killed in the area on Friday night, just days after another shooting left five people dead and several others injured.
A sign at the entrance of Mitchells Plain, Cape Town / Wikimedia Commons: Discott
JOHANNESBURG - A deadly spike in gun violence in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, has left residents traumatised and living in fear, as the community demands action from police.
Two men were shot and killed in the area on Friday night, just days after another shooting left five people dead and several others injured.
Many believe the bloodshed is linked to gang activity.
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The Mitchell’s Plain community policing forum met with residents from neighbouring areas on Saturday to discuss ways to tackle the escalating violence.
CPF Chairperson Norman Jantjes said that poor police investigations are allowing criminals to escape justice.
"We are asking that police improve their level of intelligence so that they can anticipate these upsurges in gun violence, we are asking them to really look at improving or increasing the resources and the skill levels of detectives.”